What is Heather Kovich's specialty?

Heather Kovich (NPI 1972615912) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Family Practice in Shiprock, NM.

Where does Heather Kovich practice?

Heather Kovich practices in Shiprock, NM, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1972615912.

How much does Medicare pay Heather Kovich?

Heather Kovich (NPI 1972615912) received approximately $17K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 126 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1972615912

Heather KovichMD

PRACTICEDHHS, PHS, NAIHS, SHIPROCK HOSPITALSee all providers at this practice →

Family PracticeShiprock, NMI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

133

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

222

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$14K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 617 Family Practice providers in NM — below median (cohort median 308).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

500

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$148K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

60.0%

Top prescribed drugs

Semaglutide82 claims

Empagliflozin54 claims

Lisinopril42 claims

Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog33 claims

Insulin Nph Hum/Reg Insulin Hm31 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

84.3

Quality

74.3

Cost

78.1

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

0.39%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Heather Kovich's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 5 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
SAN JUAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, INC.	30	87
Angelique Pflueger Diagnostic Radiology · Shiprock, NM	20	46
Lynn Nauman Emergency Medicine · Santa Fe, NM	13	37
Faraz Sandhu Cardiology · Farmington, NM	11	57
Chih-Chen Luan Family Practice · Shiprock, NM	11	17

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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